Denk- und Produktionsort Libken grants five two-month residency scholarships to artists from Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland who live and work in the countryside or mainly engage with rural environments in their artistic practice. The aim of the residency program is to engage in an exchange between artists with different disciplines, cultural backgrounds and artistic practices, to deepen one’s own work and to reflect on its specific conditions.
TIMETABLE:
- Call for applications: September 11th – October 10th, 2024
- Announcement of selected artists: Mid – end of October, 2024
- Period of the residency: March 1st – April 30st, 2025
LOCATION:
Denk- und Produktionsort Libken e.V., Ort Böckenberg 15-17, 17268 Gerswalde, Germany
ABOUT PROGRAMME:
The two-month program «into the fields» is accompanied and framed by a kick-off weekend, as well as by four group work meetings, moderated inputs and studio visits spread over the residency period. Next to supporting the individual working projects, the program encourages the artists to use the international group as a space of resonance and a performative ressource. In this way, the focus shifts to practicing forms of communal living, collaboration and sharing as a means to participation, which we regard as indispensable in a time of political shift to the right and of economic uncertainty.
Applicants must be professional artists, age 18+ who are residents in Germany, the Czech Republic or Poland. We are looking for artists who live in rural areas or whose artistic practice focuses primarily on rural areas. The common working language within the residency program is English. The application must be submitted in English.
The residency program «into the fields» is supported by Culture Moves Europe, the permanent mobility scheme funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut.
WHO CAN APPLY?
- Artists residing in Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland who are based in rural areas or whose artistic practice is primarily concerned with rural areas.
- Professionally working artists of all disciplines and interdisciplinary practices aged 18+.
WHO CAN NOT APPLY?
- Artists who have already received the Culture Moves Europe Mobility Grant or have received funding under the Individual Mobility Action in the same period / for the same project.
- Group applications and applications by artist duos cannot be considered.
- Artists who work exclusively in the audio-visual field.
Unfortunately, our premises are not accessible for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility.
Libken supports a broad spectrum of artistic practices and interdisciplinary approaches. In this sense, we do not select according to discipline, but encourage experimentation with different media and methods.
WHAT AWAITS YOU?
- The residency is subsidised at €25/day per artist (€1550 in total).
- Costs for travelling to and from Libken will be covered at a fixed rate of €350. Journeys of 600 km or more from the place of residence (registration address) to Libken are covered with an additional €350. Air travels are not covered. Scholarship holders must organise their own travel to and from Libken.
- Top-ups: People with disabilities can receive a daily allowance of up to €75*. People with children under the age of ten receive a one-off grant of €100.
- Accommodation in one of our flats/studio apartments.
- Free use of the on-site infrastructure (indoor and outdoor workspaces, wood and ceramic workshops, movement studio, library, communal kitchen).
- Project support by a three-person team (kick-off weekend, group work meetings, moderated inputs, studio visits).
- PR (presentation of the scholarship holders and their projects on social media and on the Libken website).
- Practical information on local and regional infrastructures.
- Use of guest bicycles.
*The proof can be any official document proving that the participant has a disability that affects their ability to carry out the mobility project.
HOW DO I SUBMIT MY APPLICATION?
Application form – Residency Programme » into the fields «
The application must be submitted in English.
Please submit your application in one PDF document (max. 10 MB).
- Compact portfolio with previous works (max. 15 pages)
- CV (contact details, relevant education, professional experience) and artist statement (max. 1-2 pages)
- ID and document that proofs the place of legal residence
- Completed application form
- Contains: description of artistic practice/project to be worked on during the residency (max. 1000 characters), motivation statement (max. 1000 characters), proposal for a practice to be shared with the other residents (max. 500 characters)
- Document title: name-firstname_Libken-intothefields-2025
Deadline: 10 October 2024 (24:00 CET) → Send to: call@libken.de
Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
CONTACT:
If you have any questions or technical problems, please send an email to call@libken.de.
- Organisation: Johanna Ackva, Anna Bartholdy, Judith Milz Website: www.libken.de
- Programme: Culture Moves Europe
- Instagram: Libken Denk- und Produktionsort (@libken_)
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SOURCE: LIBKEN